Skin Health and Disease (Feb 2023)

Trichoepithelioma presenting as leonine facies in a young female

  • Mehdi Ghahartars,
  • Seyedeh Yasamin Parvar,
  • Leila Samipour,
  • Maryam Hadibarhaghtalab

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.177
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Trichoepithelioma is a rare benign tumour of the pilosebaceous unit that originates from the hair follicles. Although it rarely results in facial disfigurement, it is thought to be the cause of leonine facies. We discuss a 27‐year‐old woman who presented with facies Leonine caused by trichoepitheliomas. The first line of treatment for these multiple symmetrical, firm, and round papules or nodules is excisional surgery.